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“Before I recap the SCBWI conferences I’ve attended the last two months, there’s a pressing topic that requires outing…a little quirk I have witnessed at every kidlit conference from the dawn of time (or, in my case, since 2008).

FOMO.

Maybe you don’t have a teen in your household and you’re shrugging right now. What the heck is FOMO?

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Wednesday Writers…

As I am winding my blog down for the year, I would like to highlight some authors who I think are just plain out awesome sauce! I fully recommend their books and think they would look wonderful sitting on your shelf (the books, not the author. *hahaha*). So please read below and see what these people do for the industry, and if you will… buy some of their books.

Julie Gribble

Julie Gribble is the owner of New York Media Works which creates and produces works for children and the children’s literature community in both the United States and Great Britain. She founded KidLit TV to help children’s authors and illustrators broaden their audience by using new technologies to complement and promote their work. KidLit TV is the first online resource of its kind for parents, librarians, teachers, and kid lit creators.

Find out more about Julie, KidLit.TV, New York Media Works, and her amazing book at her WEBSITE.

Tara Lazar

Tara Lazar is the founder and leader of PiBoIdMo. A picture book writer’s challenge to come up with 30 ideas in 30 days. She has just completed her 7th annual contest. She is the author of The Monstore, I Thought This Was A Bear Book, & Little Red Gliding Hood.

Susanna Hill

Susanna Hill offers an online writing course for picture book writers. She also host many writing contests through the year. Susanna is also a great writer’s advocate as she features a “Would You Read It?” post on her blog as well as “Perfect Picture Book Friday” where she gives a shout out to some of her favorite books.

Find out more about Susanna, her workshop and her amazing books at her WEBSITE.

Kami Kinard & Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen

Kami & Sudipta are the FANTASTIC duo who put on the KidLit Summer School. These two multi-talented peeps. *you’ll get this if you’ve attended the classes. :)* Have an assortment of publications to their names.

Find out more about each of them and their awesome books at the their websites… Kami’s WEBSITE & Sudipta’s WEBSITE.

Kami: Sudipta:

Elaine Kiely Kearns & Sylvia Liu

Elaine & Sylvia are the FANTASTIC duo who put together KidLit411. This is the place where you can find tons of links to help you out as a writer and/or illustrator.

Find out more about each of them and their awesome books at their websites… Elaine’s WEBSITE & Sylvia’s WEBSITE.

Sylvia:

Alison Hertz

Alison Hertz is not only an author, but a fantastic artist as well. She heads up Doodle Day to help get those creative juices flowing as well as providing a daily exercise to draw and improve your craft.

Find out more about Alison, Doodle Day, and her awesome book at her WEBSITE.

So there are my few top pics of authors and illustrators to support.

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Let me know if you’ve read any of these books?
Do you know of any other great authors/illustrators you would like to add to my list?

Until next time,

Happy Writing!
~t

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How did I do?
I’ve added _2_ more idea over the last three days. Giving me a total of _33_. Our 30 day marathon is over! While we’ve crossed the finish line the real.work begins. Now is the time to sort through those ideas and see which ones shine.

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How did you do ?
Do you have a few nuggets?
Don’t forget, even those stinkers can turn out smelling sweet!

Until next time,

Happy Writing!
~t

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Only a few more days left over on Tara Lazar‘s blog. Is your ideas jar like a stuffed turkey?

Here’s what I’ve done over the last three days…

DAY 25
AJ Smith shows us where to look for ideas.*Looking for ideas can turn into finding ideas. Get to looking!*

DAY 26
Pat Z Miller tells us to notice the little things.*Little things can lead to big ideas.*

DAY 27
Kelly DiPucchio encourages us to sit down and have dinner with our characters.*Getting to know your characters helps them become three deminsional instead of two demensional.*

How am I doing?
I’ve added _7_ more idea over the last three days. Giving me a total of _31_. Again, this is not a sprint. This is a 30 day marathon. I can see the finish line! Meet you there.

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How are things going?
Only three more days left. 😦 But at the end you’ll have so any ideas to draw from! 🙂

Until next time,

Happy Writing!
~t

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We are in the final stretch now! I’m getting close to meet the 30 ideas goal Tara Lazar has set for us. Keep visiting her blog for those inspirational posts!

Here’s what I’ve done over the last three days…

DAY 22
Anna Staniszewski encourages us to take a look at ourselves and embrace our silliness.*Being different is my super power!*

DAY 23
Katy Duffield encourages to never give up and write your passion.*I have Peter Pan Syndrome and refuse to grow up! #PBsRule *

DAY 24
Jesse Klausmeier gives us an example on how to use note cards to inspire ideas.*How many possibilities can there be?*

How am I doing?
I’ve added _5_ more idea over the last three days. Giving me a total of _24_. Again, this is not a sprint. This is a 30 day marathon. I can see the finish line! Meet you there.

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How are you doing?
Only a few days left. Are your ideas like bunnies and multiplying?

Until next time,

Happy Writing!
~t

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Three weeks! Poof! Gone! Wow! Tara Lazar is doing a wonderful job on her blog. Of course she does so every year! 🙂

Here’s what I’ve done over the last three days…

DAY 19
Adam Lehrhaupt & Ame Dyckman team up and show us how having someone to bounce ideas off of cna be a great thing*Two heads are better than one. CPs are awesome!*

DAY 20
Carolyn Fisher encourages to switch things up when we get stuck.*Write somewhere else. Type in a different font or size. Doodle.*

DAY 21
Nancy Tupper Ling uses her eyes to find inspiration.*You only have to look around to find the Nuggets laying round.*

How am I doing?
I’ve added _6_ more idea over the last three days. Giving me a total of _19_. Again, this is not a sprint. This is a 30 day marathon. Keep on going! I’ll see you at the finish line.

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How are you doing?
Are you finding ideas around every corner? Or in unexpected places?

Until next time,

Happy Writing!
~t

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We are over the hump and headed full steam towards the end of the month. Over onTara Lazar‘s blog, people are commentimg away. I’ve enjoyed reading those as well. Have you?

Here’s what I’ve done over the last three days…

DAY 16
Katya Szewczuk encourages to play pretend as our characters to really get to know them.*Walk a mile in someone’s shoes and see where it leads!*

DAY 17
Ryan Hipp encourages to draw inspiration from our passion.*Do what you love & you’ll never work.*

DAY 18
Liza Woodruff encourages us to look around and be open to the possibilities that surround us.*Ask “WHAT IF?” and see where the adventure leads.*

How am I doing?
I’ve added _2_ more idea over the last three days. Giving me a total of _13_. Again, this is not a sprint. This is a 30 day marathon. Keep on going! I’ll see you at the finish line.

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How are you doing?
What was you favorite post of the first half?

Until next time,

Happy Writing!
~t

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